Michael J. Hughes,PhD

BA - Trenton State College (The College of New Jersey)
MA - Temple University
PhD - University of Illinois

Michael J. Hughes teaches the history department’s course offerings on the history of Europe from 1648 to the present. He specializes in military history and the history of Napoleonic and Revolutionary France, and he is particularly interested in military motivation and the relationship between war, culture, and gender. His recent book, Forging Napoleon’s Grande Armée: Motivation, Military Culture, and Masculinity in the French Army, 1800-1808, which was published by New York University Press, best illustrates his approach to these subjects. Dr. Hughes is also a faculty member in the Honors program, where he teaches HON 202, Honors Humanities Seminar IV. As a professor and as the current undergraduate chair of the history department, he truly enjoys working with Iona students.

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James P. Hynes ’69, '01H. Currently Chairman of the Iona College Board of Trustees, James Hynes had a long and distinguished career in banking and the telecommunications business, holding senior positions in such firms as Chase Manhattan Bank, Continental Corporation, Bache & Co, NY Telephone and Fidelity Capital. In 1992 he established COLT Telecom Group, helping it grow into one of the largest telecommunications businesses in the United Kingdom. Hynes also established MetroRED Telecom in South America and KVH Telecom in Japan. In 2003 he co-founded Neutral Tandem Inc., where he served as CEO until 2006 and remains as Chairman.